Respond and Work

Respond

Respond verb - To act or behave in response (as to a stimulus or influence).

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Work and respond are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Work" instead a verb "Respond".

Work verb - To produce a desired effect.

Usage example: this headache remedy takes half an hour to work

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Respond and work are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Respond" instead a verb "Work".

Nearby Words: works, working, worked, workable, worker

sense	respond sense	work sense
power	respond power	work power
man	respond man	work man
people	respond people	work people
Other words: thanks, time, way, bit, little, ways, skills.

Most units will simply acknowledge orders you give them, but order American Engineers (a non-combat unit) to attack and they'll respond with "Huh... A break from work."

Source: Welcome to Corneria
They are given medication that seems to work for awhile or clears up the symptoms completely, but then stops working or doesn't respond to a new symptom.

Source: Series / Mystery Diagnosis
Trying to befriend him won't work; he will only respond favorably to repeated insults.

Source: Video Game / Star Control

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